"Just part of the plan that we've had," Pettine said. "We'll go back and forth."

Pettine said the back-and-forth will be day-to-day yet did not specify which days. He also declined to say Hoyer would start the team's preseason opener Saturday at Detroit but said there was a "more than reasonable chance" it would be Hoyer.

Manziel and Hoyer were not available to the media on Monday.

Pettine said the plan all along -- although not written in stone -- was to give Manziel the first-team reps at this practice.

"It was not a result of what happened in the scrimmage," he said.

Manziel's numbers were not that impressive in the scrimmage, but the way he played was. He guided the offense on a 16-play drive and threw a touchdown pass to tight end Gary Barnidge that officials incorrectly ruled incomplete. Hoyer had a higher completion percentage but no touchdowns.

"They played to their skill set," Pettine said. "I thought Johnny did a good job making plays with his feet, keeping plays alive. And Brian showed some poise in the pocket, stepped into some throws. Let's not forget he's coming off a knee [injury]."

Manziel didn't get a lot done in the practice with the first team. His first throw was a deep completion that was underthrown that Joe Haden somehow did not break up. Soon after, Haden tipped a pass for Josh Gordon that Donte Whitner intercepted.

Hoyer led the offense to a field goal and touchdown in two-minute drills; Manziel did not score.

"We say we were going to allow the quarterbacks to compete," Pettine said. "At some point you have to mix up the supporting cast a little bit. It's all part of it."

Pettine smiled when it was pointed out to him that this one day of practice will cause a lot of hoopla and chatter, given the rookie involved.